Still Brazy

YG’s My Krazy Life caught many by surprise with its effortlessly confident odes to L.A. gang life. After the album became a critical and commercial hit, the Compton rapper later claimed victoriously, “It’s easy to make a classic.” Well, it’s not that easy, but YG makes a valiant effort to repeat his debut’s success with Still Brazy. He’s still got the Piru flag-waving raps like “I Got a Question,” which features a standout verse from Lil Wayne, and a hydraulics-boosting G-funk sound ripples throughout the album, most memorably on “Twist My Fingaz.” He also adds a political element: “Blacks and Browns” calls for unity between the black and Latino community in Los Angeles, while Nipsey Hussle states “It wouldn’t be the USA without Mexicans” on “FDT.” Then there’s “Don’t Come to LA,” where YG tries to portray the second biggest city in the country as a “no fly zone,” and seems to contradict this invitation to experience the life of a man from “Bompton.”